Visual Studio 2015 Cheat Sheet

Window Management Code Editor

Drag Off Floating Tab Wells Ctrl+click for multi-select Intellisense Suggestion Mode Ctrl+Alt+Space (Toggle)
Maximize Floating Window Double-click on title bar Force Show Intellisense Ctrl+J
Re-dock Floating Window Ctrl+double-click title Smart Tags Ctrl+.
bar Snippet Picker Ctrl+K,X or ?,Tab (VB)
Close Active Document Ctrl+F4 Surround With Ctrl+K,S
Show Open File List Ctrl+Alt+Down Show Quick Info Ctrl+K,I
Show All Floating Windows Ctrl+Shift+M Navigate To Ctrl+,
Go To Definition F12
Windows Shortcuts Peek Definition Alt+F12
Move/Dock Floating Windows Win+Left / Win+Right Go To Definition Stack Ctrl+Shift+8 (Back)
Maximize/Minimize Windows Win+Up / Win+Down Ctrl+Shift+7 (Forward)

Show Jump List Navigate Highlighted References Ctrl+Shift+Up (Prev.)

Win+Alt+n
Ctrl+Shift+Down (Next)
Start New Instance Win+Shift+n
Editor Zoom Ctrl+Shift+> (In)
Switch Between Windows Win+n Ctrl+Shift+< (Out)
Block Selection Hold Alt and drag mouse
Search Promote Peek Definition Ctrl+Alt+Home
Navigate between Peek Definition Ctrl+Alt+-/=
Solution Explorer Search Ctrl+; Navigate between Peek results F8/Shift+F8
Place Focus in Search Alt+` when tool window has
focus Move Line Up/Down Alt+Up/Down
Quick Launch Ctrl+`
Quick Launch Scope Results @opt Options
Debugging
@cmd Commands
@mru Most recently used Start Debugging F5
@doc Open documents Stop Debugging Shift+F5
Search in Tools Options Ctrl+E Restart Debugging Ctrl+Shift+F5
Step Over F10

Find Step Into F11

Step Out Shift+F11
Quick Find Ctrl+F
Run To Cursor Ctrl+F10
- Next Result Enter
Set Next Statement Ctrl+Shift+F10
- Previous Result Shift+Enter
Set and Toggle Breakpoint F9
- Expand Drop Down Alt+Down
Disable Breakpoint Ctrl+F9
- Dismiss Find Esc
Immediate Window Ctrl+Alt+I
Quick Replace Ctrl+H
- Command Mode Type “>”
- Replace Next Alt+R
- Clear Buffer >cls
- Replace All Alt+A
- Print Value ?varname
Find in Files Ctrl+Shift+F
Replace in Files Ctrl+Shift+H

Toolbars
Add Buttons Click toolbar overflow button
Find Textbox Command Mode Ctrl+/ or type “>”
Open File Command >of filename when in
command mode